Public Policy grad Karissa Yee Part of $50 Million Grant-Winning Team

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Karissa Yee, a 2011 MPP graduate, was part of a LAUSD team that received a $50 million grant.

Recent Public Policy graduate Karissa Yee wasted little time
in making a big splash at her new job.

Yee, who earned a master’s of public policy in 2011, helped
the Los Angeles Unified School District receive a grant that could total $50
million over the next five years.

The San Francisco native, who is a program and policy
development specialist at LAUSD, helped write the proposal for the grant which
will help provide support and development opportunities for teachers at high
need schools.

Yee’s work ensured that LAUSD is one of just 35 districts
nationwide to receive the grant from the US Department of Education. The
Teacher Incentive Fund grant helps “incentivize great teaching,” said Yee, who
noted that LAUSD is looking at “improving human capital in the school systeam
and these type of compensation are done within the context of having professional
development.”

“When the opportunity came about,” Yee said, “the talent
management division took a lead on writing this particular grant about
improving human capital and teaching and learning. LAUSD has a large number of
high need schools and we’re definitely meeting that need.”

The district will receive $16 million in the first two years
under the terms of the grant, but that number could swell to $50 million over
five years.

“It’s going to accelerate our work on education
effectiveness,” Yee said. “We’re excited about the way we’re thinking of using
the teacher incentive piece of it. We’re taking advantage of new opportunities
in the grant to build career ladders. And, we’re providing professional
development to (teachers).”

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Recent Public Policy graduate Karissa Yee wasted little time
in making a big splash at her new job.

Yee, who earned a master’s of public policy in 2011, helped
the Los Angeles Unified School District receive a grant that could total $50
million over the next five years.

The San Francisco native, who is a program and policy
development specialist at LAUSD, helped write the proposal for the grant which
will help provide support and development opportunities for teachers at high
need schools.

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Karissa Yee, a 2011 MPP graduate, was part of a LAUSD team that received a $50 million grant.